The loli was furious—and when a loli gets angry, the consequences are serious.
"Talk. Which floor is your leader on?!"Su Duoduo wasn't even wearing shoes. She floated in midair and drifted up in front of Hu Zheng, questioning him coldly, her voice brimming with anger.
If not for that big bad guy, big sister would've almost fallen into the hands of an ordinary human.
"Te… tenth floor…"
Hu Zheng answered in terror, subconsciously glancing toward Su Duoduo's bare feet.
F-f-floating…These people weren't human at all. Otherwise, how could Yan Biao and those two have turned into piles of white powder? And how could this girl be flying?
"G-Ghost!!"
The moment the word left his mouth, Hu Zheng's face turned ashen. His legs shook uncontrollably as he dropped to his knees.
The nightmare brought by zombies was nothing compared to this.
"Duoduo, let Zhao Ziming take people up."
Ye Xin spoke. Dealing with a bunch of small fry didn't need them personally—otherwise, what kind of boss would he be?
Aside from Zhao Ziming, everyone under him was a First-Tier Awakener. Killing ordinary people was as easy as crushing ants.
Of course, to prevent them from pulling guns, he picked the four strongest.
"Wang Jie, Zhao Ziming, Xu Chu, Liu Hao—wipe out everyone on the tenth floor. If you can't do it, don't come back to see me."
"Yes!"
To save time, Su Duoduo deliberately opened a spatial gate and sent them straight to the tenth floor.
"Damn, I completely forgot you have such a convenient ability."Back then, who knew what he was thinking—he could've gone straight to the 32nd floor in one move, yet they were stupidly resting downstairs.
"Right? I was even thinking about climbing the stairs."
Everyone was clearly a bit stunned.
After teleporting the four away, Su Duoduo snuggled up to Ye Xin, with Su Momo on one side and Xie Wan'er standing in the middle.
"How about we go back to our rooms and take a shower first?"After being out so long, everyone had picked up some odor—definitely not something body fragrance could cover.
Ye Xin's suggestion was unanimously approved by the girls.
"Aunt Wu, we'll trouble you with the water situation. Duoduo, take them to the top floor first."
Su Duoduo nodded. After sending them off, she tilted her head and looked at Ye Xin, who was still standing there.
"Brother, aren't you going?"
"We'll go take a look at the tenth floor."
—
In the hotel corridor, space rippled like water. One by one, five figures stepped out of the spatial gate.
Zhao Ziming scanned the hallway—every door was tightly shut.
"Which room?"
Hu Zheng was already so scared he could barely speak. He pointed at Qian Cong's door.
"This… this is the boss's room."
Zhao Ziming gave Xu Chu a look. Xu Chu's hand transformed into a black scythe, and with a single swing—
Boom!The door was split open.
Inside came a woman's scream, followed by a man's furious curse:
"Fuck! Which bastard doesn't know I'm busy?!"
When he saw the door had been chopped clean off, he froze—then started stammering.
"Y-you… are you human or a ghost…?"
Xu Chu didn't bother replying. He swung the shadow scythe down—but he didn't put any strength into it.
He hadn't crossed that mental threshold yet.
Because of that hesitation, Qian Cong got his chance. He reached under the pillow, pulled out a handgun, and—
"Bang! Bang!"
"Roseflame!"
A rose-red blaze intercepted the bullets midair, slamming them into the wall and burning a deep hole straight through it.
"Are you really the boss's brother?"Zhao Ziming stormed in, furious."So weak you don't even dare kill a man?!"
"Y-you… who the hell are you people?!"
Qian Cong still didn't know what kind of monsters he had offended. Could guns deal with abilities like this? Obviously not. The only possible way out was negotiation.
"Brother Ziming… I…"
Xu Chu let out a muffled grunt, unable to speak. He knew he'd embarrassed Ye Xin. The scythe trembled slightly in his hand—then he clenched his teeth and charged.
"Ah—!"
The scythe shadow flashed. Blood sprayed across the bed.The woman screamed once before clutching the sheets and fainting on the spot.
"Do we kill the woman?"
"No need. Deal with the rest of the ants. Split up."
The four moved swiftly and decisively. Guided by Hu Zheng, they kicked down doors one after another, turning the tenth floor into a slaughter zone.
This massacre also tempered their minds significantly.
—
Ye Xin pulled Su Duoduo's hand and tore through space, appearing nearby. Watching their actions, he felt satisfied.
This was how the apocalypse should be.If they weren't your people, then they were enemies.
"Brother… aren't they being a bit too cruel?"
Su Duoduo slowly raised her head, her eyes gleaming with mischief and playful cunning as she teased him with a half-smile.
Ye Xin felt a wave of helplessness.
He looked at this little demon girl—unpredictable, whimsical—and remembered how she had brutally tortured the two guards upstairs into human sticks. The methods were so horrifying that even now, recalling them made his heart tighten.
Back when they weren't close yet, he'd been threatened by her like that too.
Faced with his silent accusation, Su Duoduo was utterly unconcerned.
She pouted and retorted,"But I didn't take their lives, did I…?"
Ye Xin really didn't want to pursue that topic further.
He scooped Su Duoduo up in his arms, leaned close to her ear, and gently blew a breath.
"Duoduo… did you ever think about treating brother the same way they did~?"His voice carried teasing and probing intent.
Their ears brushed. Su Duoduo instantly blushed all the way to the tips of her ears.
"N-no way~!" she protested coquettishly.
"Really? I don't believe you—unless you kiss me…"
Ye Xin's goal was slow, step-by-step discipline.
"N-no… don't…"
At the thought of kissing, Su Duoduo shook her head frantically, her small hands pushing against Ye Xin's approaching face.
As if he'd give her the chance.
Xie Wan'er and Su Momo were easy to deal with—only Su Duoduo had emotions that swung wildly. If he didn't tame her, even the underlings would be scared.
"Mmm—!"
After a few minutes, Ye Xin was the first to give up—he was practically suffocating.Su Duoduo kissed clumsily, like she was sucking water, draining all the air from his lungs.
"Hmph hmph… serves you right for kissing me…"
Like she'd finally gotten revenge, Su Duoduo lifted her chin proudly. Every move screamed that she'd done it on purpose.
"You're something else. Just wait till we get back."
Even though he'd taken advantage, he'd still lost face.
—
Zhao Ziming led the other three over, imitating how others paid respects to their boss. One hand across his chest, he bowed slightly.
"Boss. All the men are wiped out. Left behind are this one and four women. Want them?"
As he spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture.
"What's your name?"
Earlier, downstairs, this kid had shown a flicker of sympathy in his eyes—though he'd also been peeking around. Cowardly, sure, but his character was decent by apocalypse standards.
"H-Hu Zheng."Hu Zheng replied in despair.
"Do you want power?"
"Heh… someone like me could have that too?"Hu Zheng laughed at himself.
"Join my force and you naturally will. The prerequisite is killing someone."Ye Xin said calmly.
"Killing…?"
Hu Zheng had never even killed a chicken in his life, let alone a person. His expression changed as he struggled internally.
He'd lived an ordinary, mediocre life.This might be his one chance.
But the price… was killing.
"I… might not be able to. But if it's a bad person, I think I can!"
Ye Xin wasn't satisfied with the first half—but the second showed his values weren't twisted.
"There's no good or bad. Only enemies. Think it through. Eat it, then come find me on the top floor. I'll wait half a day."
As for the success rate of awakening, Ye Xin didn't mention it.
If he died, he was just another passerby.If he succeeded, he still needed to figure things out himself.
Ye Xin didn't lack that one crystal core.
—
After Ye Xin and the others left, Hu Zheng stared at the crystal core Ye Xin had dropped.
The desire for rebirth expanded endlessly in his heart.
"Thank you… for giving me the chance to choose. I'll come find you."
After long contemplation, he tossed it into his mouth and swallowed.